Lloydie's track vtr (miss piggy)

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:53 pm

Piggy getting some umph

Need to order the rings and big end bolts and borrow Tony's tool !
Then I can get on with the engine

Watty · Post by **Watty** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:15 pm

Mmm, shiny Lloydie

Jamoi · Post by **Jamoi** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:45 pm

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:02 pm

Mmm, shiny forehed Lloydie

Tasty parts then Lloyd.

(:-})

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:31 pm

Just hope I fit them the right way round !!

Got this race fairing to go in it too once it's been fixed tho I have the donated fairing to use as a spare if needed ,when needed

fabiostar · Post by **fabiostar** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:28 am

ooooh they look nice.

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:19 pm

I pick up some more bits for the engine from honda today and have a 3 week wait for the remaining crank shells :-( so I hope to get the engine build under way at the start of February .

Jamoi · Post by **Jamoi** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:33 pm

Tis' gunna be a peach when done

Stephan · Post by **Stephan** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:12 pm

you are approx 1 month ahead. Just paid for pistons and expect to receive at the end of Jan, ported heads as well. After that I am gonna order new oem parts :-)

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:15 pm

3-4 weeks wait for oem rings and bearing shells sucks ! I'm always waiting so plan ahead

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:45 pm

I often find that main dealers quote a long lead time then parts arrive in a week or so.

Ask your dealer to search worldwide, not just European.
Parts like shells are often in stock in Japan stores.

Lastly check other models using the same parts- sometimes they are stored and labelled as VTR bits when they (for example) also fit Blackbirds or other range models.

Stephan · Post by **Stephan** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:55 am

I will order oem parts on japan.webike.net

Price is about 2/3 after tax and duty compared to EU.

darkember · Post by **darkember** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:34 pm

You know Miss Piggy is going to have to be pink

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:35 pm

darkember wrote:You know Miss Piggy is going to have to be pink

Not decided if I'm going to paint it yet :-)

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:57 pm

It is with deep regret that I have decided to stop this project build as space ,time and money and also interest has all gone .
Over the last month I planned to sell up and change to a rsv but the morning before a buyer was to take kermit away to a new home my heart sunk and I had to cancel the sale . I just couldn't do it and this has led me to this .
My plan is to now turn kermit into a track bike and use it for both road and track use .
I will be selling off the bits I brought for this project over the next few weeks so keep an eye on the sales thread .
I will be keeping some parts for when I come off like panels and rads and front sub frame but all the rest can go .
Sorry to all that was hoping to see this project finished ,
On the bright side kermit will become a super frog !!!

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